Econ 51: Economic Analysis II
Stanford University, Fall 2026 | Instructor: Christopher Makler | Syllabus | Canvas Page
Week 1: Trading from an Endowment
Tuesday, September 22
Thursday, September 24
Saturday, September 26
Problem Set 1 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 2: Exchange Economies
Tuesday, September 29
Thursday, October 1
Saturday, October 3
Problem Set 2 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 3: Comparative Advantage
Tuesday, October 6
Thursday, October 8
Saturday, October 10
Problem Set 3 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Monday, October 12
Checkpoint 1: Gains from Trade (weeks 1-3)
Week 4: Analyzing a Game from a Player's Perspective
Tuesday, October 13
Lecture 7: Introduction to Game Theory
Thursday, October 15
Lecture 8: Dominance, Best Response, and Rationalizability
Saturday, October 17
Problem Set 4 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 5: Static Games of Complete Information
Tuesday, October 20
Lecture 9: Nash Equilibrium
Thursday, October 22
Saturday, October 24
Problem Set 5 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 6: Dynamic Games of Complete Information
Tuesday, October 27
Lecture 11: Extensive-Form Games and Subgame Perfection
Thursday, October 29
Lecture 12: Repeated Games and Collusion
Saturday, October 31
Problem Set 6 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Monday, November 2
Checkpoint 2: Games of Complete Information (weeks 4-6)
Week 7: Static Games of Incomplete Information
Thursday, November 5
Saturday, November 7
Problem Set 7 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 8: Dynamic Games of Incomplete Information
Tuesday, November 10
Lecture 14: Perfect Bayesian Equilibrium
Thursday, November 12
Lecture 15: Applications of PBE: Signaling and Lemons
Saturday, November 14
Problem Set 8 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Monday, November 16
Checkpoint 3: Games of Incomplete Information (weeks 7-8)
Week 9: The Principal-Agent Model
Tuesday, November 17
Thursday, November 19
Saturday, November 28
Problem Set 9 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 10: More Mechanisms
Monday, November 30
Tuesday, December 8
Problem Set 10 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)